Tmjd
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Greg
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WTF is TJMD?
Its a dysfunction with the temporal? joints in your jaw. I have it on the right side and it causes morning headaches, neckaches, cheek pain, ear pain, tinnitus (mine is loud), and many other problems. I had mine under control after a bout in 2000 but didnt know it would come back like this. You usually are tied to a dentist etc. Thanks for asking
you get clicking and in some cases a lot of pain. I wore a mouthpiece at night for 4 yrs. and it still came back. Whats awful is it can effect other parts of the body. Insurance company's and Dr.s do not fully understand it yet. I am getting a new mouthpiece in hopes that will help a bit. The mouthpieces cost avg. 1K that ins. doesnt like to cover. They consider it "cosmetic" sometimes. Braces are helpful sometimes but if its for TMJ the ins. problem pops up too.
yeah, I hear that stress makes it worse but my new dentist says that some people have clenched or grinded all their life (you even see youngsters do it) and it becomes a habit that you can't loose.
A lot of Dr.'s think if you decrease stress that it will go away. After years of grinding you do damage to the joint. I have been putting a hot pad on that side of the face everynight for an hour before bed and the tinnitus has eased and so has the pain. Mine was so bad in the morning that I had dizzy spells which made me a bit anxious since I do work.
There is a few sites for TMJ that have message boards and an association I can give you if you want.
A lot of Dr.'s think if you decrease stress that it will go away. After years of grinding you do damage to the joint. I have been putting a hot pad on that side of the face everynight for an hour before bed and the tinnitus has eased and so has the pain. Mine was so bad in the morning that I had dizzy spells which made me a bit anxious since I do work.
There is a few sites for TMJ that have message boards and an association I can give you if you want.
dyanmatteson
New Member
hey
Im not in the area you want but i have an extremly sever case of Tmd or tmj whatever. Im headed over for surgery soon. If you want a ton of people that know what you are going through and have a ton of advice I would head over to www.tmjfriends.com. they are a tone of lovely people and have helped imensly. I hope this helps. If you want to talk let me know.
Im not in the area you want but i have an extremly sever case of Tmd or tmj whatever. Im headed over for surgery soon. If you want a ton of people that know what you are going through and have a ton of advice I would head over to www.tmjfriends.com. they are a tone of lovely people and have helped imensly. I hope this helps. If you want to talk let me know.
mingiz
Horse Poor
I have tmj. I was wearing a mouth guard but it was a hard plastic type and I would end up spitting it out during the night. It helped some but not totally.It did stop the headaches and some of the sore jaw. My dentist told me that I'm just tearing up my mouth with the grinding and clenching i do in my sleep. He suggested that I try and sleep with my mouth relaxed and open. But that doesn't work either. I guess that I have done it for so long that it is a habit. It's deffinetly not a fun thing to have. I have noticed that if I take tylenol pm I rest better and my jaws aren't sore in the morning. I do believe stress makes it worst.
